Houma, Louisiana Duck Hunt

A foray out of the Lowcountry Outdoors and into the Mississippi Flyway yielded two days of swamp or bayou duck hunting south of Houma. With duck camp located on a chenier (or hummock) of land 45-minutes from the boat ramp, the setting was both rustic and naturally beautiful. It was so warm that the redfish were biting really well, so a bit of a cast and blast weekend ensued, as the shorts weather persisted into late November. The locals refer to gadwall as grey ducks and there were plenty of them, and they love to come into the decoys! A flock or two of blue-winged and green-winged teal also buzzed through, offering a real test to wingshooters. There are VAST marshes, bayous and slews in SE Louisiana and the ducks will always have a place in this section of Sportsman's Paradise.

PhotosByJeffDennis: Ducks lay across the bow of the Gator-Tail boat after the hunt; Hidden in the duck blind, a South Carolina Sportsman prepares to take his best shot; Jeff shows his Day Two limit which included three green-winged teal and three grey ducks